Contact Lens Uses Microfluidics to Monitor and Treat Glaucoma

Article

TL;DR: A microfluidic contact lens that monitors intraocular pressure and delivers drugs on-demand.

Key Takeaways

• Combines IOP sensing and drug delivery in a single wearable contact lens form factor
• Could address normal-tension glaucoma (blood-flow driven) with different pressure thresholds
• DIY microfluidics using Shrinky Dinks polystyrene is a low-tech entry path for prototyping

Discussion

• [jmclnx]: Could address rare blood-flow glaucoma with a lower pressure trigger
• [v7n]: Shrinky Dinks polystyrene is a viable DIY microfluidics material
• Small thread focused on edge cases and low-tech DIY microfluidics as a research on-ramp.

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